Sickness absence in workplaces: Does it reflect a healthy hire effect?

Objectives: Sickness absence in workplaces may reflect working conditions. It may also reflect a “healthy hire effect,” i.e., that workplaces recruit individuals with experience of sickness absence differently. The purpose of the study was to determine if a history of sickness absence among recruits...

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Main Authors: Karin Nordström, Tomas Hemmingsson, Kerstin Ekberg, Gun Johansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://ijomeh.eu/Sickness-absence-in-workplaces-Does-it-reflect-a-healthy-hire-effect-,58555,0,2.html